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13.11.2025 | The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve amendments to the Rail Transport Act and the Act on Transport Services on 14 November 2025. The amendments will enhance the safety and security of urban rail transport and allow more time to procure rolling stock that meets EU requirements for use in the forest and chemicals industries.

13.11.2025 | The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve amendments to the Act on Transport Services on 14 November 2025. These legislative amendments give municipalities and joint municipal and other regional authorities the option to arrange passenger rail services in their respective areas. The amended act will also provide for the grounds to be taken into account when making changes to the distribution of regional competence concerning local rail transport.

22.1.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a draft government proposal that would amend the regulation concerning rail transport. The legislative amendments would enhance the safety and security of urban rail transport and give an extension of time to the forest and chemicals industries for procuring rolling stock that meets the EU requirements. The deadline for submitting comments is 5 March 2025. 

12.6.2025 | On 12 June 2025, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to amend the Rail Transport Act and the Act on Transport Services. The amendments would enhance the safety and security of urban rail transport. They would provide more time to procure rolling stock that meets the EU requirements for the use of the forest and chemicals industries.

17.2.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft government proposal concerning the competent authorities in rail transport. Comments can be submitted until 14 March 2025.

1.6.2023 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has invited comments on the assessment memorandum concerning passenger rail services in the 2030s. The consultation period ran from 3 April to 19 May 2023. The memorandum provides a knowledge base for making decisions on the organisation of passenger rail traffic in the 2030s. The Ministry has received 75 comments.

30.11.2023 | On 30 November 2023, the Finnish Government submitted a proposal to Parliament for the amendment of the Rail Transport Act and the Act on Transport Services. The proposed amendment to the Rail Transport Act is the third round of revisions since its entry into force on 1 January 2019. The proposed amendments to the Act on Transport Services concern the regulation of licensing.

24.8.2023 | The Government submitted a Union communication to Parliament on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on the use of railway infrastructure capacity in the single European railway area. The Government supports the objectives of the Commission proposal.

2.9.2022 | A working group of State Secretaries was tasked to examine how Russia’s attack on Ukraine has affected the economy of eastern Finland and what measures are needed to strengthen the region’s vitality. The working group has proposed to the Government short-term measures for the 2023 budget proposal, reallocation of funding using existing funding sources, and long-term measures. The measures focus...

2.4.2020 | Finland's rail transport is undergoing a transformation. The system currently used to ensure the safe running of trains will come to the end of its lifecycle at the end of the 2020s. Alternatives to the outdated train control system were examined in the extensive Digirail study that has just been completed. The parties that implemented the study propose introducing a modern radio-based train control system in Finland.

2.4.2020 | Finland's rail transport is undergoing a transformation. The system currently used to ensure the safe running of trains will come to the end of its lifecycle at the end of the 2020s. Alternatives to the outdated train control system were examined in the extensive Digirail study that has just been completed. The parties that implemented the study propose introducing a modern radio-based train control system in Finland.

27.1.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the VR Group Ltd have concluded a nine-year contract for purchasing passenger rail transport services. The contract period is 1 February 2022-31 December 2030.

27.1.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the VR Group Ltd have concluded a nine-year contract for purchasing passenger rail transport services. The contract period is 1 February 2022-31 December 2030.

10.12.2020 | On 10 December 2020, the Government authorised the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency to sell movable property under its possession related to traffic management and control to Traffic Management Finland Oy.

10.12.2020 | On 10 December 2020, the Government authorised the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency to sell movable property under its possession related to traffic management and control to Traffic Management Finland Oy.

22.1.2021 | On 22 January, the Government decided at an extraordinary meeting to tighten border traffic and the recommendations on testing and quarantine.

22.1.2021 | On 22 January, the Government decided at an extraordinary meeting to tighten border traffic and the recommendations on testing and quarantine.

17.12.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the VR Group have concluded a contract for purchasing passenger rail transport services for a period from 1 January to 30 June 2021. The contract includes an option for a period from 1 July to 31 December 2021. The option can be adopted, if Parliament allocates an appropriation for the purpose.

30.12.2020 | The amendments made to the Act on Transport Services and the Rail Transport Act due to the COVID-19 epidemic will enter into force mainly on 1 January 2021. Some of the amendments to the Act on Transport Services are of a technical nature.

30.12.2020 | The amendments made to the Act on Transport Services and the Rail Transport Act due to the COVID-19 epidemic will enter into force mainly on 1 January 2021. Some of the amendments to the Act on Transport Services are of a technical nature.